CN105629520B - A kind of wide and flat tunable optical frequency comb generation method - Google Patents
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Abstract
本发明公开了一种平坦的可调谐光学频率梳产生方法，该方法包括如下步骤：中心频率为f2的可调谐光源(TLS2)发出的光信号平均分成两份，一部分与中心频率为f1的可调谐光源(TLS1)发出的光信号一起注入到光耦合器(OC)中，经混频后，通过光电二极管(PD)检测，产生了频率为Δf＝|f1‑f2|的微波射频信号。另一部分则作为输入光源注入到双驱动马赫曾德尔调制器(DDMZM)中，其中产生的微波射频信号作为双驱动马赫曾德尔调制器(DDMZM)的驱动信号。光源经调制后，输出了中心频率为f2，频率间隔为Δf的光学频率梳。本发明的系统结构简单，易于操控。利用光外差法产生的微波射频信号具有高频率、大功率和可调谐的特点。
The invention discloses a method for generating a flat tunable optical frequency comb. The method includes the following steps: the optical signal sent by a tunable light source (TLS2) with a center frequency of f2 is divided into two parts on average, and one part is equal to the center frequency of f1 The optical signal emitted by the tunable light source (TLS1) is injected into the optical coupler (OC), after mixing, it is detected by the photodiode (PD), and a microwave with a frequency of Δf=|f 1 ‑f 2 | is generated RF signal. The other part is injected into the double-driven Mach-Zehnder modulator (DDMZM) as an input light source, and the microwave radio frequency signal generated therein is used as the driving signal of the double-driven Mach-Zehnder modulator (DDMZM). After the light source is modulated, it outputs an optical frequency comb with a center frequency of f 2 and a frequency interval of Δf. The system of the invention has simple structure and is easy to operate. The microwave radio frequency signal generated by the optical heterodyne method has the characteristics of high frequency, high power and tunability.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to optical frequency com generation technology field, more particularly to a kind of wide and flat tunable optical frequency
The generation technology of rate comb.
Background technology
Optical frequency com (OFC) is a kind of light source that can launch discrete, equidistant frequencies of light, its spectral shape as
Comb.Optical frequency com realizes being directly connected to for microwave frequency marking and optical frequency, is greatly promoted time, frequency, wavelength
And its accurate measurement of relevant various physical quantitys.In addition, optical frequency com detects in super laser, ultra sensitive chemical
The fields such as device, long distance communication also have a wide range of applications.
The generation of optical frequency com is always the focus of domestic and foreign scholars research, and its production method can substantially be divided into four
Class：External modulator method, micro-ring resonant cell method, photoelectricity resonator method and optical non-linear effect method.Wherein, based on external modulator
OFC production methods have it is simple in construction, be easy to tuning and steady performance, turn into the first choice of numerous scholars.
But based on OFC caused by external modulator method, radio frequency (RF) signal source is generally required as drive signal to modulation
Device provides the voltage of specific frequency, but because the price of RF signal sources costly, adds experimental cost.Except this it
Outside, based on OFC caused by external modulator, do not have advantage in spectral bandwidth and frequency interval yet.Therefore, how frequency spectrum is produced
Become particularly important with the big optical frequency com of wide, frequency interval.
The content of the invention
Technical problem：Present invention aim to address currently with optical frequency com spectral band caused by external modulator method
The problems such as width, frequency interval are small, by expensive RF signal sources, there is provided a kind of wide and flat tunable optical frequency comb
Production method.Have that spectral band is wide, frequency interval is big, Spectral Purity and flat using optical frequency com caused by this method
Degree is preferable, low cost and other advantages.
Technical scheme：A kind of wide and flat tunable optical frequency comb generation method of the present invention is as follows：
In the method, the production method of microwave signal is：Centre frequency is f2The light that sends of the second tunable optical source
Signal averaging is divided into two parts, and a part and centre frequency are f1The optical signal that sends of the first tunable optical source be injected into together
In photo-coupler, after mixed, detected by photodiode, it is Δ f=to generate frequency | f1-f2| microwave radio signal；
Another part is then injected into dual drive MZ Mach-Zehnder as input light source, wherein caused microwave radio signal is made
For the drive signal of dual drive MZ Mach-Zehnder, light source outputs after the modulation of dual drive MZ Mach-Zehnder
Centre frequency is f2, frequency interval is Δ f optical frequency com.
Wherein：
Described two have the first tunable optical source and the second tunable optical source of frequency difference, after mixing, pass through photoelectricity two
Pole pipe beat frequency, caused microwave radio signal realize high-frequency, tunable, driving are provided for dual drive MZ Mach-Zehnder
Piezoelectric voltage, realize the tunable of caused optical frequency com frequency interval.
The centre frequency of the second described tunable optical source determines the centre frequency of caused optical frequency com.
The optical frequency com, it combs line spacing and spectral bandwidth continuously adjustable；Wherein, comb line spacing is up to
150GHz, a width of 600GHz of effective spectrum band.
Beneficial effect：Flat tunable optical frequency comb generation method proposed by the present invention, have it is simple in construction, be easy to
Realize, the advantages that being easy to tune.Caused OFC combs line number mesh is few, but flatness is preferable.Utilize high frequency caused by light heterodyne method
Adjustable microwave signal can make the OFC of output comb line spacing and spectral bandwidth continuously adjustable in very large range.
Innovation is：
(1) present apparatus is simple in construction, is easily manipulated.
(2) by the use of high-frequency tunable microwave signal caused by light heterodyne method as drive signal, can avoid holding high using price
Expensive and relatively low frequency RF signal sources, therefore saved cost.
(3) OFC caused by, which combs line spacing, can reach 150GHz, and effective spectrum bandwidth is up to 600GHz.
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Fig. 1 is the structure chart of the generation device of the flat tunable optical frequency comb of the present invention.
Wherein have：First tunable optical source TLS1, the second tunable optical source TLS2, dual drive MZ Mach-Zehnder
DDMZM, photo-coupler OC, photodiode PD, spectroanalysis instrument OSA.
In the case of Fig. 2 is four different Δ f, the spectrogram of obtained optical frequency com.
Fig. 3 is the spectrogram of obtained optical frequency com in the case of four different TLS2 centre frequency.
Fig. 4 is the spectrogram of obtained optical frequency com in the case of four different light source powers.
Fig. 5 is the spectrogram of obtained optical frequency com in the case of four different Light source line widths.
Embodiment
The device for obtaining wide and flat tunable optical frequency comb is as follows：Two tunable optical sources, a dual drive horse
Conspicuous Zeng Deer modulators, a photo-coupler, a photodiode.
The present invention devises the production method of a kind of wide and flat tunable optical frequency comb, comprises the following steps：In
Frequency of heart is f2The optical signals that send of the second tunable optical source TLS2 be divided into two parts, a part and centre frequency are f1's
The optical signal that first tunable optical source TLS1 is sent is injected into photo-coupler OC together, after mixed, passes through photodiode
PD is detected, and it is Δ f=to generate frequency | f1-f2| microwave radio signal.Another part is then injected into double drives as input light source
In dynamic MZ Mach-Zehnder DDMZM, wherein drive of the microwave radio signal as dual drive MZ Mach-Zehnder DDMZM
Dynamic signal.For light source after dual drive MZ Mach-Zehnder DDMZM modulation, it is f to generate centre frequency2, frequency interval is
Δ f optical frequency com.
The production method of flat tunable optical frequency comb is further elaborated with reference to example.
First tentatively set TLS1 and TLS2 luminous power be 1mW, initial phase is 0, line width be respectively 10MHz and
5MHz；DDMZM modulation voltages are 3.349V, and two bias voltages are respectively -3.99V and -1.995V；
Embodiment one
1st, other specification is kept constant, sets TLS2 centre frequency f2=193.1THz, change TLS1 centre frequency
Respectively 193.13THz, 193.15THz, 193.2THz and 192.95THz when, two optical signals generate frequency point after beat frequency
Not Wei 30GHz, 50GHz, 100GHz and 150GHz microwave radio signal.Caused microwave signal is believed as DDMZM driving
Number, light source outputs the optical frequency that frequency interval is respectively 30GHz, 50GHz, 100GHz and 150GHz after DDMZM is modulated
Comb is (see accompanying drawing 2).Corresponding OFC effective spectrum bandwidth is respectively 120GHz, 200GHz, 400GHz and 600GHz, flatness
Respectively 0.9888dB, 1dB, 1.05dB and 1.106dB.
2nd, keep the frequency of microwave radio signal constant (Δ f=50GHz), that is, keep TLS1 and TLS2 center frequency difference
It is constant, when setting TLS2 centre frequency to be respectively 192.1THz, 193.1THz, 194.1THz and 198.1THz, in outputing
Frequency of heart is respectively 192.1THz, 193.1THz, 194.1THz and 198.1THz optical frequency com (see accompanying drawing 3).
Embodiment two
3rd, when TLS1 and TLS2 centre frequency is respectively 193.15THz and 193.1THz, by the input work of two light sources
When rate is arranged to 0.3mW, 1mW, 10mW and 100mW simultaneously, the spectral line mean power of the optical frequency com of output is with light source work(
The increase of rate and increase (see accompanying drawing 4).
If the 4, keep two light sources input power be 1mW, by the breadth of spectrum line of two light sources and meanwhile be arranged to 0.01MHz,
When 0.1MHz, 1MHz and 10MHz, the purity of frequency spectrum of the optical frequency com of output is reduced (see attached with the increase of Light source line width
Fig. 5).
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